Such impeding of mission's work from militants' side is indeed a violation of additional protocol to Minsk arrangements, the Deputy Chief Monitor stated

Militants prevent the OSCE verification work of arms pullout process, the Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug said at the briefing broadcasted over 112 Ukraine.

“OSCE SMM continues monitoring the process of the removal of artillery caliber less than 100 mm and mortars of 120 mm. The mission visited the places of withdrawal. I note with regret that at the areas uncontrolled by Ukrainian government, the OSCE mission was blocked to see such sites of weapons storages," Hug said.

"In the village Peredilske which is controlled by Ukraine, OSCE saw rocket missiles Uragan stuck in the ground, and such situation occurs repeatedly. The population of eastern Ukraine who live in this region, must have confidence in its security, and so these shells and mines should have been identified, isolated and demined,” Hug told.